Austin (Hiram) Civil War Correspondence, 1864 April - October

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Summary

Title:
Hiram Austin Civil War correspondence
Dates:
1864 April - October
Abstract:
This collection contains ten letters ranging from April to October 1864 written by Hiram Austin to his wife Susan Austin during the American Civil War.
Containers:
box: Civil War 1
folder: 4-5
Extent:
0.025 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Hiram Austin Civil War Correspondence (2015-067-w-rd), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection is available online in Chapman University's Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/haustin_collection/ .

This collection contains ten letters ranging from April to October 1864 written by Hiram Austin to his wife Susan Austin during the American Civil War. Their home was in Fox Lake, Dodge Co., Wisconsin. Also included in a separate folder are biographical materials relating to the Austin family, before and after Hiram.

The first letters refer to swearing in to the Army and meals/rations in St. Louis, Chicago, and the rest of the letters are from Nashville. Mr. Austin mostly speaks cordially and talks about everyday life with little detail pertaining to the war. He was discharged and returned home around mid-October, 1864.

Biographical / historical:

Hiram Austin (11/18/1823 - 1896) was born in Ferrisburg, Vermont to his parents Nicholas Austin and Harriett Orvis. He married Susan Harriett Ruskell in 1838 and had two children, George (1856) and Lizzie Annie (1867). They lived in Fox Lake, Wisconsin during the Civil War. Hiram passed away in Wichita, Kansas, followed by his wife Susan in 1904. This information was taken from Ancestry.com (8/30/2016) and varies slightly from the biographical information provided with the collection.

Acquisition information:
This collection is a gift of Marjorie J. Carter.
Arrangement:

The letters are arranged by material type and date, including each original envelope before their corresponding letter.

Physical location:
Leatherby Libraries, Special Collections, CAWL Archives.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Andrew Harman
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-05 15:17:06 -0400 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.

Preferred citation:

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Hiram Austin Civil War Correspondence (2015-067-w-rd), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Contact:
(714) 532-7716
privette@chapman.edu
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